Now that I've said all that, here come Brady Bullard, Jessica Faulstich, Andrew Dawling & Jennifer Mitchell; the first IUFB's a pair of NOKIA Lumia 710 smartphones w/ the one-year plan (George's podium; "Talk That Talk" by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z).
Jennifer: $1,200/Andrew: $800/Jessica: $801/Brady: $1,201
ARP: $1,900
Brady from Tustin, CA plays Squeeze Play for those two VESPA LX-150s (Amber & Manuela at Door #3)("The One That Got Away" by Katy Perry). Board:
99478
He's wrong by removing that second nine, when he should've taken the four out instead.
Fifth's Cynthia Curran & the second GUFB will be a year's worth of Arthur Murray dance lessons (Gwendolyn & J.R. Martinez at Door #3)("In Paris" by Jay-Z & Kanye West).
Jennifer: $1K/Andrew: $1,001/Jessica: $1,100/CYNTHIA: $757
ARP: $1,320
Jessica, a software company trainer from Cleveland, OH, plays Switch? for another pair of prizes- trips ('94 Trip Cue by Edd Kalehoff) to the Le Cantlie Suites in Montreal marked at $6,844 (Rachel; also includes two tickets to the Just for Laughs festival) & The Westin Michigan Avenue Chicago marked at $8,298 (Amber; also includes two tickets to a comedy show at The Second City). The Switch's made by Jessica...& it's good!
Jaynnine Owens in a dark blue sweater comes on down sixth & the third IUFB's a six-piece Michael Kors gold-accented jewelry set (Amber & Rachel)("So Good" by B.o.B.).
Jennifer: $1,101/Andrew: $1,300/Jessica: $1,100/Cynthia: $1,800
ARP: $1,305
Andrew, a California Lutheran University student who skipped school just to be here, plays the Rat Race (Edd prize cue for first two prizes) for a DirecTV one-year choice package (Gwen), the Panasonic 55" HDTV (Gwen) &/or the 2012 Jeep Patriot CVT (Amber)(MDS theme by Michael Karp).
Rat Lane Assignments:
#1- Blue (Toronto Blue Jays)
#2- Orange (Baltimore Orioles)
#3- Green (Oakland Athletics)
#4- Pink (Colorado Rockies)
#5- Yellow (Pittsburgh Pirates)
SPs ("Drive By" by Train):
Reese's Bunny: $5- $4.99 (GREEN; matches his T-shirt)
Toaster: $25- $41
Fondue set: $150 (PINK)
THE RACE:
DNF: Pink
NEXT-TO-LAST: Orange
DirecTV: Blue
TV: Yellow
PATRIOT: Green- HOME RUN!(Note: Paint/fabric protection on Jeep Patriots is $581.)
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Brady ($1,900): $.70
Jessica ($16,462): Half-Dollar + 75 = OVER BY A QUARTER
Andrew ($20,230): 55 + Half-Dollar = OVER BY A NICKEL
Next in the "Price" player lineup's firefighter David Caldwell & the fourth PUFB's the Butterfly ping-pong package (Amber & Gwen at Door #3)('94 Regular Prize Cue by Edd).
Jennifer: $1,201/DAVID: $850/Jessica: $1,200/Cynthia: $579
ARP: $635
Cynthia from Simi Valley, CA plays Eazy Az 1-2-3 ("We Are Young" by Fun feat. Janelle Monae) for a couple Yves St. Laurent accessories (Amber), an LG washer/dryer (Gwen) & the Plessers.com/Weber Genesis gas grill (Rachel).
(#1): Accessories- $2,390
(#2): BBQ- $899
(#3): W/D- $1,475
TOTAL STRIKEOUT
Ashley Hughes takes her place in Contestant's Row & the next PUFB's a bamboo bistro set (Rachel at Door #2)("Sorry for Party Rocking" by LMFAO).
Jennifer: $555/David: $558/Jessica: BUCK/ASHLEY: $450
ARP: $612
David from Toronto plays Now...or Then for the $9,941 Beachcomber Hot Tub (Gwen at Door #3)("Love You Like a Love Song" by Selena Gomez & The Scene for that, "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction for the groceries). The board holds a box of Barilla Spaghetti, the 36-ounce squeeze bottle of Heinz Ketchup, a small can of Bruce's Yams marked at $1.79, a four-pack of Snack Pack Banana Cream Pie marked at $1.99, a small 17-stick pack of FruitStripe Bubble Gum marked at $.99 & the 10-ounce bottle of Palmolive dishwashing liquid marked at $2.09, two of which are marked w/ prices from Sept. '00.
After being right w/ the gum & the Palmolive w/ Now for each, he must have either the spaghetti or the pudding be marked Then to win...NO. It was a nice touch, though, that Drew revealed the two Thens after the loss.
Reporting to CR last will be Staci Diamond & before one can go for a car, they have to bid on this last one-bid prize of a Panasonic portable 3-D DVD player carried out by Amber ("You Make Me Feel..." by Cobra Starship feat. Sabi). Jennifer will get to bid last even though she's been in the Row the whole time.
Jennifer: $551/STACI: $537/Jessica: $500/Ashley: $550
Jennifer, a hairdresser originally from Franklin, LA (but now in San Diego), wins the $590 prize & doesn't have to spin The Big Wheel second in this half!
Now, she plays Gas Money for the '12 Hyundai Sonata (Rachel)("Turn Up the Music" by Chris Brown).
$26,898- $1K
$21,655- SONATA
$23,949- $4K
$22,770- $3K
$24,813- $2K
LOSES $1K
SCSD #2:
Jennifer: $.65
David: Quarter + Half-Dollar = Three Quarters
Cynthia: Two 65s
KINGS & CASTLES SHOWCASE ("Turn Me On" by David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj):
Door #1- Six-night trips to a presidential suite at the Excalibur Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas & the Three Sisters Hotel in Tallinn, Estonia (Rachel)
Door #3- Compact Yachts Legacy sailboat (Amber)
BRADY PASSES TO DAVID; DAVID BIDS 22 THOU ON TRIPS/BOAT SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF
BRADY'S J.R. SHOWCASE (Door #2)("Grandeur Showcase" by Karp):
Right- 21" iMac w/ iPad2 & iPod Touch
Left- Aspen vacation
Inside- '12 MINI Cooper Clubman (Std., Paint, AT, Moonroof, Adapter, Armrest)(Gwen)
BRADY BIDS $23,374 ON TRIP/CAR SHOWCASE- STAGE GARF #2 (I heard him wanting to bid $26K when the MINI was revealed)
SHOWCASE ARPs:
David: $39,924 (Difference: $17,789)
Brady: $33,251 (Difference: $9,877)
Brady won that in ugly fashion, but at least he has $35,151 in merchandise to take home.
TODAY'S PG RECORD: 2-4
TOTAL WINNINGS: $73,680
WoF:
$1K T-U: Phrase
_ A S _ / _ H E
S U N S _ _ _ E N
Tammy takes too much time, but WASH isn't the first word anyway.
_ A S _ / T H E
S U N S C _ _ E N
Brian correctly announces "PASS THE SUNSCREEN". Thursday's set of players:
Brian Mulvihill (Swansboro, NC)- A Marine Infantry Officer stationed at Camp Lejeune whose wife's a Marine Corps Colonel/Intelligence Officer
Tammy Clark (Atlanta)- Accounting clerk/karaoke singer
Lauren Landini (Hemstead, NY)- A visual merchandiser at an outdoor sports store who played softball at Iona University & is currently rollerblading
$2K T-U: Thing
_ O _ _ T _ I N
_ _ / Y _ _ _ _
Brian identifies the FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH for $3K.
Thursday's Featured Trip: InterContinential The Clement Monterey ($5,270)
Gorton's Jackpot Round: People
He calls an instant dud of T while on the green 1/2 KIA. Secondly, Tammy calls the back-to-back S's at the end of this puzzle for the Wild Card but then loses that to the Bankrupt next to top dollar. Third, Lauren repeats the T. Fourth, Brian calls three $600 N's, buys the A & calls a $1K P pairing while on the Jackpot...
P _ _ N _ _ / A N _
P _ _ N _ _ S S
...& finds a PRINCE AND PRINCESS for the $7K kitty & a total payout this round of $9,550, $12,550 overall.
SOLE DUD: $500 T (Brian)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Tammy
SOLE DQ: Lauren (T duplication on yellow $400)
Mystery Round: Before & After
Tammy's letters begin this round w/ a $600 pair of N's, but an A buy ends her turn almost immediately. Second, Lauren puts in a four of a kind of S's for $3,200 (and this is the second puzzle in a round that ends w/ -SS) & three E's prior to getting the same Bankrupt as before to give back $2,950. Third, Brian has lit three R's for the CA getaway, but he gets the same fate as the ladies. Next, Tammy calls up the $900 T & buys three O's...
S E E / S _ O T
R _ N
_ O R / _ O N _ R E S S
...you won't "SEE SPOT RUN" FOR CONGRESS anytime soon, but this woman's on the board.
SOLE DUD: A (Tammy)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Lauren & Brian)
Current Scores:
Brian: $12,550/Tammy: $1K/Lauren: $0
Prize Puzzle Round: Event
Lauren instantly gets two T's for the Beach Bikes GT, Free PLAYS two A's and two R's for the same 1/2 KIA & $1K, followed by two I's but then a negative of T. Second, Brian digs up a $600 T, a $400 D, the rest of the vowels (two O's, a U & two E's) & trip F's for nine more bills...
F I N D I N G / A
F O U R - _ E A F
_ _ O _ E R
...prior to FINDING A FOUR-LEAF CLOVER good for 1,150 more bucks & the $5.5K Ireland trip.
SOLE DUD: $300 T (Lauren)
TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: LT00023 (Latasha T.)
Current Scores:
Brian: $19,200 in cash & trip/Tammy: $1K/Lauren: ZIP
$3K T-U: On the Map
T _ _ _ _ / _ A Y
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Brian solves TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA fast to go to the $22,200 mark.
R4: What Are You Doing?
To start for him on this solution, he has a $5K N, two I's, a $500 G, triple E's & a $2K quintet of T's, then he runs into the other Bankrupt to lose out on $7K. Tammy secondly discovers a $1,200 H quartet but then buys a bad vowel of U. Third, Lauren calls for an L, which is also nowhere to be found in this puzzle. Back to Brian, he lights the $300 R, the leftover O, the $300 M & the $900 S & C...
H I T T I N G / T H E
H O M E S T R E T C H
...as we're HITTING THE HOMESTRETCH, he's deposited $2,150 more into his overall winnings.
DUDS: $900 L (Lauren), U (Tammy)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Brian
Current Scores:
Brian: $24,350 in cash & Ireland/Tammy: $1K/Lauren: NIL
Last Chance Round: Place
$1.5K for all the consonants. After Tammy calls the M to leave only one consonant remaining in this puzzle...
M _ _ N
_ N T R _ N _ _
...she flubs the second word w/ a response of MAIN INTABLE, likely missing out on $7.5K more. Lauren follows that w/ the C call...
M _ _ N
_ N T R _ N C _
...& she'll walk out that MAIN ENTRANCE w/ $3K more than she had when she arrived.
DUDS: H (Brian), L (Lauren), S (Brian)
SOLE DQ: Tammy (blown solve)
(Note: The only vowels left beeps didn't sound in that round.)
Final Scores:
Brian: $24,350 in cash & vacation/Tammy: $1K/Lauren: $3K
GT: $28,350
TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding cardboard): $15,220 in cash & Monterey
Big Money Round #135: Nobody's w/ him, but this guy spins the M in AMERICA'S, the second time this week's that's been landed on.
Category: Things
Quiz show fans might get a kick out of this puzzle, at least from this RSTLNE setup:
T R _ _ _ _
_ _ E S T _ _ N S
PBHO gives him just the chosen vowel...
T R _ _ _ _
_ _ E S T _ O N S
...& TRICK QUESTIONS are wrong. We needed TRIVIA QUESTIONS & he loses the $30K, so he leaves w/ $24,350 in cash & Ireland.
J!: I would like to congratulate this GS for winning a Peabody Award! More cash's sure to be awarded to either Joey Falco or:
John Sellers (Brooklyn)- Writer
Emily Garber (Portland, OR)- Civil liberties lawyer
Thursday's Topics to Start:
A SHOWER OF APRIL
THE "IV" LEAGUE
TIME ZONE CITIES
BUY GUM!
TV DRAMAS
WHAT I MEANT TO SAY WAS...
Halfway through the Jeopardy! Round, John's leading Joey $4,200-$3K; Emily's $400 in the hole. On the next-to-last clue of the round for A Shower of April, Joey has the Daily Double w/ $3,800 & is $1,800 behind John for first place; Emily's $3,200 on the good side. For another C-note:
It speaks volumes that the U.S. government established this institution on Apr. 24, 1800.
"What is The Library of Congress?"...correct to inch up to $4,800.
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $800
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2,600
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $3,400
DJ! Menu:
MURDER, SHE WROTE
DREAM-Y SONGS
HUMAN BODY BITS
ADVICE COLUMN SIGNATURES
GRAB IT
"The Borgias" (the second season of this Showtime series begins this Sunday)
Emily immediately goes DD Hunting, starting in the center of Murder, She Wrote...after neither one's found halfway through this round of play, Joey gets one because of the $1,600 Human Body Bit & he's slightly in Lock Game Territory w/ $11,600; Emily's got $5,600 & John's at $4,400. The champion risks $3K & his LGT positioning on this:
This gland secretes digestive enzymes & glucagon.
"What is...the pancreas?"...good guess, and right for $14,600! W/ only the same-valued Advice Column Signature remaining after this, John seizes a much-needed DD opportunity from the $2K answer about "The Borgias" w/ $6,800 in his till, since Joey's at the $15K level. $3K's a good enough bet for this clue:
Sibling to Lucrezia & Cesare & equally treacherous, Juan Borgia was murdered in 1497, his body found in this river.
He's shaking his head when he says "What is The Tiber?"...indeed it was to stay in the match w/ $9,800! We don't have time for the leftover $2K answer.
SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: $1,200 (Grab It)
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $16K
TOTAL DJ! LACH TRASH: $17,200
Scores After DJ!:
Joey: $15K
Emily: $5,600
John: $9,800
CORYAT SCORES:
Joey: $13,400
Emily: $5,600
John: $8,800
FINAL J! TOPIC: Political Terms.
The OED traces these two parallel terms to an Oct. 30, 2000 "Today" show discussion of an electoral map.
Emily Garber nails it w/ "What are 'red state' & 'blue state'?" & risked four 5's, so up to $11,155 she goes. John Sellers is shaking his head for the second clue in a row...for no reason again, as he just took a $1 lead. Joey Falco...GETS THE WIN & THE $30K DOUBLER! Three-night total: $53,999.
Millionaire Thursday:
Conclusion of Lisa Macaione's Game
Game 2
Start of Game 3
(Also today: Samantha failed to make it to the Super Deal, but still took home from Door #2 an $8,483 appliance suite. The Big Deal of the Day behind Door #1 had a trip to Thailand w/ luggage worth $22,741.)
Episode ratings:
8: "Jeopardy!"
7: "The Price is Right"
6: "Let's Make a Deal" & "Wheel of Fortune"
5: "Millionaire"